Author Interview with E. Lynn Hooghiemstra

What is your all-time favorite book? There isn’t just one, but a few stand-outs are: Kim by Rudyard Kipling, The
Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis, Of Human Bondage by W.
Somerset Maugham, The Void Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton.

What types of books do you read? I read a wide variety of
books ranging from historical fiction, to mysteries all the way out to
science fiction and a little about quantum physics. I’m a very curious
person and enjoy a well-written book regardless of genre, though I won’t
read horror or true crime; I just don’t have the stomach for it.

Books and writing aside, what’s one of your favorite things about your life or yourself? The
beautifully agonizing joy of raising my son and being able to see the
world through his eyes as he grows up . I feel I’m given a chance to
learn again as a child and see things I might otherwise have missed.
Especially since he’s growing up in a culture different from the one I
grew up in.

About Me

I took the long way to get to Colorado. By way of Illinois to The
Netherlands and then Hawaii before I settled in the Pacific Northwest
where I found a community of writers and illustrators.
I write picture books, middle grade and young adult fiction. And I write short stories and novels for adults. Now I'm settling in Colorado and exploring the writing community there. Life here should yield much inspiration. Check out my website too: www.elynnhwriting.com.